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Brad93
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What do the two thermostats do? Is there two heaters in there?
daleyd
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Is one a temperature the heater kicks in and the other when it turns off?
(no idea that’s just a guess?)
One is for melting initially, and the other for 'holding' - the switches selects which is in use.
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Clever, that will certainly make life easy.
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Yesterday I got some strong hand mig / welding pliers
seem nice quality and spring loaded , and today I picked up a life times supply of filler wire
5 x 5kg packs ER80S Ni1 2.4mm
i think i'll offer some out to any members near to me , post would be problem for long lengths. @doubleboost
seem nice quality and spring loaded , and today I picked up a life times supply of filler wire
5 x 5kg packs ER80S Ni1 2.4mm
i think i'll offer some out to any members near to me , post would be problem for long lengths. @doubleboost
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roblane65
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A few !
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Silly but genuine question, but if you use those why put the protection wax on? Or are they going to be sold on?
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Used to use one to dip stud ends in where the rest of the assembly was going in concrete. The concrete & asphalt guys could get crap all over and all we had to do was peel off the wax later. Kept the threads lovely and clean.
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They're mostly specialist cutters, a lot have different radius corners, aluminium and HRSA/Exotic geometry's. That drawer is all carbide. They're also all metric. A lot of mSilly but genuine question, but if you use those why put the protection wax on? Or are they going to be sold on?
The drawer above is all HSS and full of my more commonly used cutters.
Believe me, I'm still missing the size I always seem to need, it must be another case of n+1. The other day it was 3/16" slot drills I had none of.
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Get a CNC, don't need so many sizes of cutters
Want a 10mm keyway but only have a 6mm cutter, not a problem
Brad93
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That's a bloody good idea
Brad93
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Get a CNC, don't need so many sizes of cutters
Want a 10mm keyway but only have a 6mm cutter, not a problem
One day perhapsGet a CNC, don't need so many sizes of cutters
Want a 10mm keyway but only have a 6mm cutter, not a problem
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I think I'd have to have a play with one. You're very good with CAD. I'm not so good.
Maybe a proto-track or something NC first to get to grips.
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When I did my first CNC it was a manual Bridgeport that I converted. I was adamant I would keep the handles as I reckoned I would use them a lot at least for a start. Chopped them off within a few days as they were a danger and I never used them.
